CouchSurfing
Couch surfing is an online community, where strangers interact. The goal is travel, openness and learning about other cultures. These characteristics makes this a perfect platform for meaningful and authentic language activities. …
Tag: corpus
Leboncoin
What is Leboncoin, and how do can it (and other similar websites) be used in a foreign language classroom?
Well, Leboncoin is a platform for exchanging goods, but can also be exploited as a platform for genuine exchanges.…
Journée d’étude
We attended a presentation at L’ENS within a framework of the journée d’études, where a number of researchers presented their work. Among them, Dr Maria Sindoni, who is an assistant professor and a language researcher at the University of Messina in Italy, spoke about her work on epistemology and video mediated communication (VCM). …